IT disposal & green issues ‘inseparable’ say Tier 1

Oct. 14, 2008 - PRLog -- Recent stories in the news about corporations and Government departments losing valuable data that appear on an almost daily basis may not appear to have any environmental consequences on face value. But according to Tier 1 Asset Management, www.tier1.com
a secure and ethical IT disposal specialist, the critical matters of green, ethical IT and data security have combined to create an inseparable issue.
   
The risks associated with IT equipment being sent to landfill at the end of its corporate life are well documented, but Tier 1’s mission is to maximise the re-use of these assets in their original forms as far as is possible. That means guaranteeing the irrecoverable erasure of any data stored on hard drives so that perfectly good working equipment can be either re-used by small businesses, home users or donated to charitable causes.

Disposing of old IT equipment is not as simple as it may seem, as some well-known companies have found to their cost. The ‘man with van’ approach to removing redundant kit, where end of life assets – even those with non-data bearing qualities - are taken off the premises, never to be seen again and with no discernible, verifiable audit trail, are over. Businesses are faced with a raft of legislation connected with IT disposal, such Data Protection, WEEE Regulations, Hazardous Waste and Environmental Legislation that has to be met. Tier 1’s provision goes above and beyond these requirements in areas such as the enhancement of corporate social responsibility activity and the crucial protection of data that allows Tier 1’s clients to concentrate on what they do best, rather than the minutiae of disposal legislation.

The common perception is that in order to achieve this data-related peace of mind in addition to an award-winning green IT service, businesses must pay a premium price. The reality is the complete opposite however. For 85% of Tier 1’s clients, the service is totally free, and in most cases, actually provides a revenue return for the company.


Tier 1 Asset Management Ltd Profile

Tier 1 Asset Management Ltd is a leading UK company specialising in managing the disposal and remarketing of redundant IT equipment, handling some of the largest and most sought-after projects in the country. Within a secure, ethical and environmentally sound framework, Tier 1 place emphasis on re-use solutions that extend the life of redundant IT equipment in its original form as far as possible before looking for a recycling solution. This attitude helped Tier win a 2008 Green IT Award for Market Leadership. The company is authorised by HM Government to handle data classified up to and including ‘SECRET’ and is both INFOSEC 5 and ISO9001 accredited. Tier 1’s attitude to the environment underpins the business as a whole and is demonstrated through both ISO 14001 certification achieved in February 2006 and prestigious ICER-accredited WEEE Refurbisher status granted in January 2007. Tier 1 won the prestigious Valpak award for ‘Best WEEE partnership’ in September 2008.

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